Mogadishu, Saomali, March 31, 2014 - The
Somali Volleyball Federation successfully concluded the country’s 26th men’s
championship with the Somali military team Horseed winning the title over the
weekend.

Horseed defeated Dekedaha by 3-1 in the
match played at the Wiish stadium. The match gathered a big number of spectators including Somali NOC executive committee members Haji Mohamed Ahmed Olow and Ibrahim Hussein Ali Rombe.

The Somali Volleyball Federation Secretary
General Mohamed Abubakar Hirei, who addressed the closing ceremony, said that volleyball
had attracted an increasing interest amongst the Somali people since the
federation returned to the world volleyball platform last year.

“On the behalf of the Somali Volleyball
Federation I would like to thank Nation Link Telecom, a friendly network
company, which donated all the equipment to the participating teams. Without
Nation Link Telecom we could not have had such a successful competition,” said Mohamed
Abukar Hirei.

“Volleyball is now growing here in Somalia
and we are planning to participate in the Zone 5 beach volleyball competition
in the near future,” added the Secretary General.

For his part, the Somali Volleyball
Federation President Engineer Abdulkader Omar Abukar thanked the President of the CAVB, Dr. Amir Elwani for his commitment ot
helping the promotion of volleybal in the country.

“I also would like to thank Executive Directo Mrs
Howyda Mondy who
assisted in the revival of Somalia’s influence on the African continent as well
as the Zone 5 area,” concluded President Abukar.